Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-30
MeRINO SHEEP ERA

Meet and Discuss matters OF Great
I'm sOrtNnce.
The eighth annual meeting OF the Michi
gan Merino snsep bie ders' association
was held ina Lansing, Dec 81. Reports OF
the secretary and treasurer showed the
association 10 he in fourishing conli-
ton VITA money in the treasury.
The addres, of President Johu 4. Rich
OF tiba, wa, devoted almost entirely 10
the WOO tart features OF the president :
message. One-eighth OF the entire mes
sage no said, was devoted TO "A recon
mendatlOn Tor the abollshmen OF the
duty on wool Tins, IL carried out, would
utterly ruin Michigan wool interoS :. lie
urged 10 as tine duty OF the association TO
vIgorousl, protest against the adoption
%. the presidents recommendation On
Dec. d. he addressed each member OF ia
Michigan congressional delegation
asking on behalf OF the asSo-
ciation If he would by vote
ana uduanc. oppose any further reduc
tiou OF tho wool tariff tnqualifiedly
favorable replies were received from
Senator StocRuridge and Representatives
Burrows Cutcheon, brewer q Donnell
ana lien.
Papers were read as follows rs IL ad-
Nisahle TO issue a register annually in the
form OF an annual eport:' and lis IL al
visabe Tor members of the Michigan
merluO sheep breeders association TO
belong TO any other sheep breeders asso-
elatlon- hy -. L. Dewey OF Grand
Blanc.
A COMMITTEES wa, appointed To prepare
seCOu.4 VOlume of the register. The sec.
rotary salary was nNed at eaOJ per an
uum and the follow ng Office were elect
cd President. John 1. Rich of Eliza. vice
president, G.. W. stewart of Grand Blanc /;
secretary, l.. y. Ball of Hamburg, treas
urer, ). warts Smith Of Npsilanti
The folio wing resolutions were adopted,
and arrangements made TO nave the assO-
ciation represented at Washington this
winter when tarif matters are before the
proper committee.
MH.ElA., The association meets in an
nual convention at a time when the great
interest 10 represents Is threatened with
the most serious danger TO Its future,
WHEREAS, The danger arise, from the
fact that the executive head of the natIo d
ha, deemed IL his doty 10 recommend a
further reduction to the extreme limit of
abrogatlon Of the system OF protection,
which mas mace our industrie, gre and
prosperous, and
" ilEKEAS, Inc c aim upon which this
recommendation is based is that II has be
come necessary TO re iuce the revenue Of
the country ~ is therefore hereby
Resolved, That We Will regard the prop
osition Of the pre- ident o put WOO on the
free list =, fraught tn the most danger
Gus consequence II not the humiliation
OF an industry lnseparably connected with
the agricultural prosperity OF the state
Resolved That the argument that The
duties upon wool shoul be abrogatei TO
reduce the revenue falls TO TN ground
when it is remembered that the entire
revenue collected upon foreign wool only
amounted u - UOJ q ~.
Re -olved, That we believe it 10 be quite
easy to red nee the revenues OF the cOun-
try To the init desired without imperil
grU "A mt - a." - d IA
any number OF the citizens of this land
are engaged.
hesoived. That since the reduction OF
the tart duties upon wool IA 1855 the
sheep breeding and growing industry
of TINS ana sister state, has suffered
severe from the constant depression
which BIS revealed: and while the reve-
nues nave been increased, contrary TO tho
purpose of those who made tn reduction.
the foreign WOO. grOweraud foreign manu-
factITer prOtited largely at the expense Of
our own cltlIeu,.
Resolved, That wa call upon our sena-
tors and representatives. In congress To
oppose 10y ways and means In their power
any tutJ en- reduction of the taTIn on
wool or WOO ems. winch can be produced
pr manufactured ln the United states a,
chose industries.
Ke.olveI. IN 4 wherea, the constitution
of the United states guarantees % every
citizen the right OF petition, ana whereas
As congress anu Tue executive cannot
know what the people desire unless they
make their wants kuown, and whereas the
present Cla.si lcutlOu of WOO! has been
found Oh ectIonahle from the fact that
enormous frauds are being, practl ed
under ., and that tAe value OF wool has
been reduced, and different manners Of
working tho wool has rendered possible
the evasion of the duties imposed by law
therefore.
Resolved, That the following changes in
the classification OF wool is respectively
recommends D.:
tirst-That the distinction between the
wools of the first and second classes shall
be d isCUntiuuod as unnecessary.
SecOnd-IhaJ the dividing line be re-
duced from 3Oc 90 2Oc.
Third That the woods OF what is now
the third class shall bee 40 classified as not
TO include any wool, grown M this coun.
try by MAXIM The uIlce at the last port
OF shipment SID low TINT no wool, which
ouid be grown Ia tll- country would be
admitted under Do say So per pound, and
that this wool To- admitted .ree of duty.
urth hs washed woods shall be
deemed 20 bs wool washed iu cold water
on the sheep secured wool -hal be
deemed 20 b' tHe coco washed after
heHrIu- "a warm wafer or ahy cleansing
So. utIou All WOO. tIu- waste, uOiI- etc,
90 b3 ClHs,ed Is 500 re- wool 20 be charged
three time, tho ra.es charged the rates
charged 40 their eyrrt Glasses. All mix
ed woods TO he charged the highest rate
which any portion or the mixture would
be subject 90. MOU.s further advanced in
manufacture 10 o. charged proportion
ately higher rates.
Resolved That in the opinion OF this
convention the importation of foreign
hoIdy TO adulterate the WOODS of our
COUNTRY ought 90 he absolutely prohibited
by law
\ resolution was also adopted providing
for the circulation by members Of petit
ton urging no further reduction of wool
tariff.
At the meeting OF the galloway breeders
association at the same time, the follow
ing officers were elected President, j. b.
,aruss OF ST. johns; vice-president, l.. Is.
townsend o. lonia; secretary and treas-
urer. X. G. Hart OF Lapeer.
Seth &. MOlfdtt Dead.
Seth G.. MoUatt, representative from the
eleventh district, died of blood poisoning
from malignant carbuucle, IN the Provi-
dence hOtei IN Washington on the 22d inst.
Mr. Monatt was born in Battle Greek,
August ]. ISL lie received "A common
~chOo education there. and removed in
the fall Of 1o. with his parents. 20 Colon,
IA rE..ua lssa